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Is the sun a luminous object?

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First of all, a luminous object is something that produces its own light. The moon does not produce its own light. The Sun radiates light which is reflected to the earth by the moon. This is why it looks bright; the moon is only a whitish ball of rock.

An example of a luminous object is the Sun.
Because the sun is shining on it.

Just like all of the objects in a dark room, you can't see them unless you shine a

flashlight on them. The flashlight that makes it possible for us to see anything in

the solar system is the sun.

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Yes, absolutely. With celestial body you could be referring to the ancient way of thinking of the sky as the heavens. In that sense the sun would be on of the seven planets (the word derived from planets meaning wanderer), and therefore the sun was a celestial body because it was an object in the sky. In the other more modern sense, it still holds up. We now believe that the sun is the centre of our solar system, but the heliocentric universe doesn't necessarily hold up. We have observed the sun orbiting around a central source, that appears to hold together our galaxy. This means that the sun is best understood as a star, because it is governed by the same rules of a star, and has an average size and heat of the star spectrum. In this sense, the sun is merely another one of the 10^22 stars that we observe today, and is a celestial object along with all matter in sky.

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Fire (flame) is not a solid object, it is gas that is undergoing combustion it is the evidence of oxidation.

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No. It's the largest object in our solar system, but once you leave our immediate neighborhood,

our star is seen to be very average and ordinary among stars.

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Yes, just as most stars are. The sun is the only source of light in the

solar system. Anything else we see in the solar system is visible only

because the sun illuminates it.

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Yes, but only very briefly. They are caused by bits of ice, dust or rock burning up in Earth's atmosphere, which we see as a streak of light flying across the sky.

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Is fire a luminous object or an illuminated object?

yes it is because they go BOOM in the sky.... I love you Maddie and maygen


How can a non luminous body be made luminous Give an example?

Luminous objects create light .A non luminous object does not give off light.For instance, my feet are not luminous.Our sun and the rest of the stars in the universe are luminousNon-luminous objects are the ones who doesn't have its own light like you can say moon,trees, branches,plants, metals mirrors bricks etc.


Why and how are various celestial objects luminous and non luminous?

Luminous objects are those which can produce or give out light of their own, while non-luminous objects cannot produce or give out their own light. Some examples of luminous objects would be the sun, stars, fireflies, glowworms and some deep sea fish Some examples of non-luminous objects would be the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and also Moons.


Are satellites luminous or non-luminous?

Non-luminous. Objects which produce light of their own or give out or emit their own light are called luminous objects. Objects which do not produce light of their own, on the other hand, are called non-luminous objects. Luminous objects are objects like stars, sun and other celestial bodies which give out their own light. Objects surrounding us are not such light emitting objects. Therefore, we are surrounded by non-luminous objects.


Are stars luminescent?

Strictly speaking, no; stars are incandescent (light resulting from heat) as opposed to luminscent (light resulting from non-thermal based effects). One might, however, safely describe stars as "luminous" in a metaporical sense.

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Is gold non luminous object?

sun (a luminous object) emits its own light and the moon ( a non luminous object ) reflects the light from the sun to earth that's how we can see the moon. The same way gold is a non luminous object.


How do you get moonlight when the moon is a non luminous object?

as we know moon reflects the sun light and moon is a non luminous object we can see the reflection of the sun's light


A name for a luminous object?

sun, stars, CD,


Does an luminous object cast a shadow?

because there is no light for it to reflect off


What are the example of luminous materials?

sun candle star bulb You can conclude that a luminous object is something that produces it's own light


How do you see a luminous object?

How do you see a luminous object?


Is a moon non-luminous object and not a planet?

Correct. A planet is defined as orbiting a sun. The moon orbits the Earth - so it's a satellite. It doesn't shine under its own 'power' but reflects the light of the sun shining on its surface.It is a non-luminous object


What are example of luminous objects?

Luminous objects are those that emit their own light. Examples of such objects include the following; the sun, lightened candle, stars, torch bulb and Hydrogen atoms.A luminous object is an object that gives off light. Here are some examples; A light bulb, torch, match, sun, lit candle.


Is fire a luminous object or an illuminated object?

yes it is because they go BOOM in the sky.... I love you Maddie and maygen


What are luminescent objects?

A luminous object is something that emits/gives off light - eg sun, star, light bulb, A non-luminous object is something that doesnt have/give off its own light - eg moon, diamond, wood. Non-luminous objects can only be seen because they reflect light, which is given off by luminous objects.


Why is it that you can't see a non-luminous object if there is no luminous object present?

because there is no light reflecting off of the non-luminous object into your eyes to let you see it.


Is a flashlight luminous or illuminated?

A flashlight is a luminous object.